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podiatry
(redirected from podiatric medicine)

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po·di·a·try  (p-d-tr)
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot. Also called chiropody.
[Greek pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots + -iatry.]
podi·atric (pd-trk) adj.
po·dia·trist n.
podiatry [pɒˈdiːətrɪ]
n
(Medicine) another word for chiropody
[from Greek pous foot]
podiatric  [ˌpəʊdɪˈætrɪk] adj
podiatrist  n
podiatry
a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of the foot. Also called podology. — podiatrist, n. — podiatric, adj.
See also: Feet and Legs
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.podiatry - the branch of medicine concerned with the feetpodiatry - the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
chiropody
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Translations
podiatry [pɒˈdiːətrɪ] N (US) → pedicura f
podiatry [pəˈdaɪətri] n (US) → pédicurie f
podiatry
n (esp US) → Lehre f → von den Fußkrankheiten; (= treatment) → Fußpflege f
podiatry [pɒˈdiːətrɪ] n (Am) → mestiere m di callista
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